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Bertha’s Children in the Backyard

Bertha’s children celebrating a birthday in their backyard. You can see the excitement on the children’s faces as they anticipate a piece of cake in a warm afternoon.

Girty Sanderson with her Sisters

Girty Sanderson with her sisters in the 1940s. The girls were playing with dogs and sitting among hunting satchels and a gun. A very carefree way of spending […]

Cookie with the Family

Family picture of Kay Loutitt with children and grandchildren at the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre on December 13, 2016. Kay is holding the feather she received as part […]

Elsie Cardinal

Elsie Cardinal is very proud of her children and grandchildren. She wishes that they will continue to study and attain their worthwhile goals in life through proper education.

Mary Rose “Granny” Lapoudre (Powder)

Mary Rose “Granny” Lapoudre (Powder), nee Cardinal, second to the left.

Granny Powder with her great-grandchild, Randy Sorge

Mary Rose Lapoudre (Cardinal) enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren. She was also the midwife that helped deliver them.

Community members recognize the Women of the Nistawoyou in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on December 13, 2016.

The Women of the Nistawoyou virtual exhibit were highlighted with Kay Loutit, Lina Gallup and Elsie Cardinal present to accept certificates.

Lina’s Four Generations of Women in the Family

Lina Gallup with her daughter, granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter.

Elsie Yanik 2009 Olympic Torch Bearer

Elder Elsie Yanik was the final torch bearer in the Fort McMurray leg of the relay. The torch relay preceded the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Elsie Yanik Among Friends

Elsie Yanik sitting beside Terry Garvin, author and photographer, and Lina Gallup in her living room in Fort McKay.

A Portrait of Five Generations

Five generations include Granny Powder, Katie Sanderson, Girty Castor, Shirley Sorge and baby Randal Sorge.

Dorothy fishing with her family

To understand the context of Dorothy’s fight for the land and heritage, she knew the importance of the river and its sustainability to the community.